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GIGA: Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance research

Partnered Collections, Special Issues

GIGA is an international non-profit community of scientists dedicated to promoting genomics research of diverse non-model invertebrate species. Invertebrates comprise over 95% of all animal species and are grouped into ~35 distinct phyla, yet only limited genomic and transcriptomic data are currently available and primarily focus on a few model species. GIGA advocates an increased availability of non-insect/non-nematode invertebrate genomes and transcriptomes, with an emphasis on marine taxa because of the unrivaled phyletic diversity in the oceans. Target species will be based on phylogenetic placement, relevance to organismal, ecological, and conservation research, and their importance to fisheries and human health. This Collection welcomes papers that reflect GIGA’s primary goals – see also our inaugural white paper

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Invertebrate genomics research
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    Yoshida et al. / pbio.2002266
    Comparative genomics of the tardigrades Hypsibius dujardini and Ramazzottius varieornatus
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    Chipman et al. pbio.1002005
    The First Myriapod Genome Sequence Reveals Conservative Arthropod Gene Content and Genome Organisation in the Centipede Strigamia maritima
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    10.1371/journal.pbio.2005359
    Comparative genomics and the nature of placozoan species
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    Murgarella M, Puiu D, Novoa B, Figueras A, Posada D, Canchaya C (2016) A First Insight into the Genome of the Filter-Feeder Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0151561.
    A First Insight into the Genome of the Filter-Feeder Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
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    10.1371/journal.pone.0151092
    Detection of Prokaryotic Genes in the Amphimedon queenslandica Genome
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    Kaur S, Jobling S, Jones CS, Noble LR, Routledge EJ, Lockyer AE (2015) The Nuclear Receptors of Biomphalaria glabrata and Lottia gigantea: Implications for Developing New Model Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0121259.
    The Nuclear Receptors of Biomphalaria glabrata and Lottia gigantea: Implications for Developing New Model Organisms
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    Sun Y, Hou R, Fu X, Sun C, Wang S, Wang C, et al. (2014) Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation in Five Tissues of Zhikong Scallop, Chlamys farreri. PLoS ONE 9(1): e86232.
    Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation in Five Tissues of Zhikong Scallop, Chlamys farreri
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    10.1371/journal.pbio.2004830
    Comparative genomics of bdelloid rotifers: Insights from desiccating and nondesiccating species
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